North Queensland forward forward Tariq Sims will miss one game after unsuccessfully challenging a grade-one dangerous contact charge at the NRL judiciary.
He had entered a not guilty plea over a crusher tackle on the Wests Tigers’ Tim Simona...

Sonny Bill Williams hasn’t ruled out a third spell in the NRL after he completes his two-year contract with New Zealand rugby at the end of 2016.
The Sydney Roosters’ back-rower will return to the 15-man code with Super Rugby side the...

Jarryd Hayne has revealed talks of extending his Parramatta contract are on hold as he aims to guide the Eels into the NRL finals for the first time since 2009.
The 26-year-old has been in electrifying form in recent weeks guiding the 2012 and 2013...

A straight-talking Wests Tigers side say they are playing for under-siege NRL coach Mick Potter’s career against premiers the Sydney Roosters at Leichhardt Oval on Saturday night.
Backroom manoeuvrings already had Potter under pressure,...

NRL chief Dave Smith says the huge number of elite players with Pacific island backgrounds can help grow rugby league in the region.
Smith announced the code’s new Pacific Strategy plan on Wednesday alongside Jarryd Hayne and Sonny Bill...

Manly players believe last Friday’s defeat by South Sydney is no reason to push the panic button but claim it’s the wake-up call they needed going into the final four rounds of the NRL season.
A dominant Souths eased to a comfortable...

Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin rates South Sydney the NRL’s best team, by a country mile, and the loss of George Burgess changes nothing on Thursday night.
Burgess’s two-week suspension has only seen the England prop replaced by...

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy has no regrets over post-match criticism of NRL referee Ashley Klein, revealing he didn’t air all of his concerns.
Bellamy made it clear on Wednesday there was no sense of schadenfreude after Klein was demoted to...

Brisbane co-captain Justin Hodges is almost certain to make his NRL return from a hamstring injury against South Sydney on Thursday night.
In a major boost to the 10th-placed Broncos, Hodges trained strongly at Red Hill on Wednesday morning,...

Queensland and South Sydney back-rower Ben Te’o will leave the NRL at the end of the 2014 season after signing with Irish rugby union.
In a long-speculated move, the 27-year-old inked a two-year contract with Leinster.
His move to the 15-man...

Canterbury have gambled on youngster Moses Mbye guiding the side around the park in the absence of suspended five-eighth Josh Reynolds.
Reynolds was suspended for three games after early guilty pleas to dangerous contact and tripping charges...

The Sydney Roosters are bracing for a Wests Tigers side desperate to atone for one of the NRL club’s worst days with victory at Leichhardt Oval on Saturday night.
On the back of their 64-6 thumping at the hands of North Queensland in...